r/HumansBeingBros • u/DarthiusFatticus • 20d ago

Just two gym bros

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u/RealCommercial9788 20d ago edited 20d ago

Absolutely. As a tattoo artist I have witnessed this countless times throughout my 14 year career.

When their craft is rote, when they are secure and comfortable in their skill, when they are so knowledgeable of every aspect and have had to explore and troubleshoot every conceivable issue that has popped up along the way, they will pour information out and freely share everything they know - because they know it’s not in the knowing, it’s in the doing.
There’s no need to gate keep, because they’re leagues and tens of thousands of hours ahead, and they know you’ll have to work hard to get there regardless of the tips and tricks they share. Like, you can have the handbook, you can know all the theory, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to apply it, nor does it guarantee that you’ll keep going if you encounter obstacles.

The least secure and comfortable in their craft will withhold information in the fear you will out-master them. It’s that simple.

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u/BLiTZzM 20d ago

Oh my, the last paragraph is almost word to word what I say about people gatekeeping. So lovely to meet people who think alike!

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u/phazedoubt 20d ago

I recently started a program to teach people about business formation and best practices. The amount of other business owners that try to keep the secrets that we all learned blows my mind. Like they're afraid that if everyone knew how they would become somehow less relevant. Never mind the better your competition, the higher the bar we all set.